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Chapter 957 Fifth place

Coming to the Oscars again, the most important thing for Zhou Xia is to receive the honor of staying in Hollywood.

The secondary ones are the Oscar nominees for Best Foreign Language Film and Best Art (Action) Direction.

Accompanying Zhou Xia are the main creators of "Sword of Heaven", Xiaoai, Dou Xiao, Xiaoying, and photographers Du Kefeng and Zhao Xiaoding.

Xiao Ai, Dou Xiao, and Xiaoying are all participating in the Oscars for the first time. Although they are playing soy sauce with the film team, they are all looking forward to seeing the world.

As for Du Kefeng and Zhao Xiaoding, they have worked with Lao Mouzi and other big directors before, they have also been here, and they have even been nominated, so they don't think it's a big deal.

It was also very convenient for the group to take Zhou Xia's special plane. On the day they arrived in Hollywood, they had a short rest in the morning. In the afternoon, Zhou Xia stayed on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, becoming the fifth and only Chinese to leave a star, hand, and footprint in Hollywood. mainlanders.

Last year, he only left his seal and name in front of the Chinese Theater in Hollywood. There is still a certain gap from this time, and this time it is more official.

Among the previous four, Bruce Lee and Huang Liushuang can only be regarded as Chinese, while Cheng Nong and Wu Yusen are both Chinese, but they are not from the mainland.

Hollywood is the benchmark of the world film industry.

Every director and movie star wants to prove themselves here, and Hollywood is also a big platform to test whether a movie can be popular around the world.

There are not more than 300 filmmakers in the world who can get their marks and stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

It is also a great honor for Zhou Xia to be one of them.

After leaving the star, it was getting late, Zhou Xia and others walked onto the red carpet.

Compared with last year, this is the second time he participated in the Oscars. The media from all over the world on the red carpet basically knew him and took various photos of him.

Xiaoai, Xiaoying and others were also photographed by many media.

Compared to Tangtang who attended the awards ceremony last year because of "Starting Line", the two of them are obviously more famous.

The main reason is that "Legend of Sword" is a commercial blockbuster, which is screened around the world and spread more widely, and has been loved by movie fans all over the world.

Western audiences are amazed by the magical oriental world of fairy tales, and are fascinated by the beautiful and magnificent world shown in the film, which is different from Western magic.

The director Zhou Xia and several actors of this movie will naturally be remembered by many people.

Moreover, the second part of "Sword of Heaven" has just been released in some overseas places, and some places have even postponed the screening. As the two heroines, Xiao Ai and Xiaoying naturally attracted the attention of many people.

Moreover, the global box office of this movie is close to the previous one, and it is expected to exceed 26 billion US dollars.

Such a high box office fully demonstrates the love of audiences around the world.

The previous worries of Zhou Xia and Xia Hua film and television executives have long since become superfluous.

Including the director Zhou Xia, the top executives of Xiahua Film and Television believed that the first part of "Sword" was attractive because of the appeal of the first oriental fairy tale movie, and Zhou Xia's "New Detective" was a global success at that time. The movie got such a sky-high box office.

In the lower part, these advantages are gone.

Although it is more well-known than the upper part and has gained many loyal audiences, Zhou Xia and others still have no confidence, thinking that it will be difficult to surpass the box office of the upper part.

Obviously everyone underestimated the overseas market of Xianxia movies, a new type of Chinese-language blockbuster.

The audience seems to have recognized the brand reputation of Zhou Xia's movies, and has also been attracted by the magical charm of the movie.

The five-hour awards ceremony was finally over, and Zhou Xia was not lucky this time.

Two nominations and no awards.

The entire 87th Academy Awards has not changed much.

The comedy "Birdman" directed by Mexican director Alessandro Tu won three awards: Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Cinematography. It is the biggest Oscar winner this year.

Before the Oscars, this film has already won the Venice Best Picture, Golden Globe and other awards, and is deeply loved by professional filmmakers.

Zhou Xia had seen it too.

The more than two-hour "pseudo long-shot" photography style and the similar life experiences of the leading actors in and out of the play have attracted the most attention.

In addition, the film has a more touching spiritual core, which is a deep reflection on Hollywood and Broadway entertainment industry.

In the movie, the actor who played the superhero who was famous in the past fell down and encountered a mid-life crisis. He tried to make a comeback with a "literary" drama, but failed.

Just when his career was in jeopardy, he unexpectedly became popular with a video of him getting lost in the street with his bare upper body.

In this impetuous era, when the artistic level is no longer the decisive factor in movies and dramas, more and more lace news and commercial hype have attracted people's attention.

Oscar gave both "Best Director" and "Best Picture" to "Birdman".

This is the biggest intention of the Oscar judges.

Otherwise, many people wouldn’t be able to tell whether it’s a stage play or a movie with a lot of super fake long shots, nagging lines, magical reality and satire. Without certain life experience and artistic appreciation, it’s hard to understand, even more so. Don't say it resonates.

On the contrary, Zhou Xia prefers "Boyhood" and "Burst Drummer". The former only won Best Supporting Actress, while the latter only won three awards: Best Supporting Actor, Best Sound Effects, and Best Editing, all of which are insignificant The award made him quite disappointed.

In short, this year's Oscars is really a small year, a little dull.

Looking at various interviews and media, how similar the predictions of the winners list are before the awards ceremony, and how high the hit rate is, you can basically understand.

Every year before and after the Oscars, film critics and senior movie fans will inevitably complain about the conservative and warm Oscar statuette.

This year is no exception.

For the best director, Oscar has always been more inclined to "ascetics" than "urchins".

Even if David Fincher is applauded by everyone, it is difficult to win the favor of the statuette; and Linklater, with 12 years of hard work, has shown his face at the Oscars as a "newcomer".

For actors, they have to "sacrifice" for art regardless of their image.

Eddie Redmayne won Best Actor for his role as Stephen Hawking who suffers from Lou Gehrig's disease; Julianne Moore played the role of a patient with Alzheimer's disease.

These things are the consensus of everyone on the Oscars.

Some good people even listed the five unspoken rules and seven laws of the Oscars, proving how easy it is to understand the tastes of these judges.

Famous film critic John Green even satirized: "Country clubs are more diverse than Oscars."

Zhou Xia is also very clear about these things, which is why he has no hope for the nomination at all this time.

On the contrary, at this year's Oscars, the widely anticipated "Gone Girl" "came cold", which made many American movie fans and film critics complain.

This film reflects on the marriage, life, and media of the middle class in the United States. It has David Fincher's consistent stern style. The IMDB user score is as high as 8.5, but it is only nominated for "Best Actress".

In addition, the well-received sci-fi film "Interstellar" directed by the great director Nolan, with a global box office of 5.5 million US dollars, sparked a scientific discussion, but only won the best visual effects award.

Many domestic audiences have seen this movie. It is a rare hard science fiction movie, but unfortunately it was not liked by the judges.

In addition to these few movies, there are two other movies that impressed Zhou Xia deeply. One is "The Fourth Citizen" and the other is "Sister Ida".

(End of this chapter)